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English noun: gasconade | |||
| 1. | gasconade (communication) an instance of boastful talk | ||
| Samples | His brag is worse than his fight. Whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade. | ||
| Synonyms | brag, bragging, crow, crowing, line-shooting, vaporing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | boast, boasting, jactitation, self-praise | ||
English verb: gasconade | |||
| 1. | gasconade (communication) show off | ||
| Synonyms | blow, bluster, boast, brag, gas, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crow, gloat, puff, triumph | ||
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